Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, April 30, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Our client is a start-up cleaning company. They seek to hire an experienced Housekeeping Supervisors to manage and lead the Housekeeping teams. .

Responsibilities
• To ensure efficient performance of the facility’s housekeeping services
• Maintain a high standard of hygiene, tidiness and presentation for the facility
• To utilise all cleaning substances/chemicals as instructed by the manufacturer’s label and in compliance with the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) regulations.
• Manage and lead the facility’s housekeeping team.
• To provide a courteous and efficient service to patients, relatives, staff and visitors.
• Communicate effectively with patients, relatives, staff and visitors.
• Work with the Senior Nurse Managers of each clinical area to plan effective cleaning programmes for those areas.
• Liaise with the Infection Control Link Nurses to ensure Housekeeping services contribute to infection control and prevention strategies/policies and procedures.
• To sit on the infection Committee
• To make sure all curtains, flooring and carpets are cleaned regularly and documented.
• Ensure cleaning materials are ordered and kept within agreed stock levels and budgets.
• Ensure maximum cost control through the efficient use of cleaning substances/chemical strengths as recommended by the manufacturer.
• Maintain COSHH compliance for all cleaning substances and chemicals and understand COSHH Regulations; ensure staff understand and use COSHH data sheets and know their importance. Update when necessary to the COSHH register.
• Recruit, manage and use temporary staff effectively within the housekeeping service in liaison with the Environmental Services Manager
• Organise staff rotas ensuring that staffing levels are correct and adequate and that annual leave absences are covered.

Job Skills: Not Specified

Qualifications
• Housekeeping Diploma or equivalent required from a recognized Institution of Higher learning
• A minimum of 3 years of housekeeping services experience
• A minimum of 1 year of experience in a supervisory position
• Proven experience of cleaning to high standards
• Knowledge of basic Health and Safety guidelines
• Knowledge of COSHH and the safe use of chemicals
• Ability to achieve and maintain high standards of cleanliness
• Able to work as part of a team and motivate people
• Basic computer skills
• Good verbal and written skills
• Good communication skills and the ability to communicate with a diverse range of people
• Flexibility to cover across seven days a week if required to meet the needs of the business including nights

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Education Experience: Not Specified

Work Hours: 8

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Job application procedure
If you are up to the challenge, possess the necessary qualification and experience; please send your CV only quoting the job title on the subject (Hospital Environmental Services Supervisor) before 27th May 2020.
Kindly indicate current/last salary on your CV.

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